WIG reaches record-high level

The main index of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, WIG, reached its highest ever level of 67,933.05 points on Tuesday morning, beating the previous record set back in 2007. Later, during the day the growth slowed down and the trading day ended with WIG at 67,529.39 points. Additionally, the blue-chip WIG20 index reached its highest level since mid-2011, driven by financial sector shares. WIG is the oldest index of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, introduced on the WSE's first trading session on 16 April 1991, its first value was 1,000 points.